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Acer, Asustek Taiwan Notebook Sales Up 40-50% in 1Q

Acer and Asustek are expected to top sales of 50,000 notebooks in Taiwan during the first quarter despite slowing overall demand for notebooks in Taiwan.   The two companies have recorded record sales, up 40-50% from last quarter while the demand for notebooks in Taiwan is expected to show a 30% drop on-year during the first quarter.

via DigiTimes

Acer Outranks Toshiba in 4Q Notebook Shipments

Acer shipped 2.2-2.3 million notebooks in the fourth quarter of 2005, surpassing Toshiba, placing Acer as  the world’s third largest notebook vendor behind Dell and Hewlett Packard (HP).

Acer shipped about 200,000 more notebooks than Toshiba did in the fourth quarter, according to news sources who gathered information from notebook makers and component suppliers that worked with Dell, Acer and Toshiba.

Dell and HP are expected to retain their positions as the top two notebook vendors this year. 

Via Digitimes.com

Acer TravelMate 8204WLMi Core Duo Notebook Review

The Register has a good review of the Acer TravelMate 8204WLMi Core Duo notebook. Check it out!